Thakar Singh Wants To Blindfold Children

The following are verbatim excerpts from Thakar Singh's 10/3/89
circular about blindfolding children. Keep in mind that Thakar Singh
put his own signature to this world-wide memo....

Very dear expectant mothers-daughter of Light... [sic]

It is my wish you will be able to accept and understand what is
wanted of my dearest children--mothers who are carrying God's souls
within their bodies....

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Upon the birth of the child, the mother and infant should become
total renunciates. They are to live separate from others. Some other
women may be able to help the mother with domestic duties, but the
person should not be around the child at all. The child is only to
have main contact with the mother. Even the father may only visit
the child once a week, after having meditated for 12 hours. This is
to keep all worldly radiations away from the child, so it may remain
totally pure, as it was born to the mother in this state.

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After the birth of the child, it is to have a soft, white cotton
blindfold put gently over the eyes, so the infant will remain
naturally inverted inside most of the 24 hours daily, up to the age
of five years. The blindfold may be taken off when the mother is
breastfeeding the child. She may look into the childn's eyes and he
may look into hers. She should especially keep Simran at this time.
This is the only eye contact that is allowed to or from the child
(with exceptions of the visits from the father).

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The mother may also play Indian Classical music to the child and do
this with either placing an earphone in the right ear of the child
(from birth on) or use stereo headphones. This may be done for four
hours daily. The rest of the time, the child will automatically be
in holy meditation, except while being fed and cared for.

Signed:

Lovingly Yours,

Thakar Singh

[Lane's commentary: It's downright scary to me to think that there
are children who have been brought up with this advice.... I am
curious to know the results: schizophrenia? multiple personality
disorder? severe social retardation? partial blindness? Oh yea, I
almost forgot, enlightenment? (yea sure, Thakar, and how about
putting some blindfolds on you for five years.... And since we are
at, how about a muzzle and a chastity belt.... I am certain that would do a lot more
good than your psychotic advice.... I know your women devotees would
be saved a lot of heartache]